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June 2025 - Week 2 - DAR Today PodcastNational Society Daughters of the American RevolutionPresident General Pamela Edwards Rouse WrightBrooke Bullmaster Stewart, National Chair DAR Today PodcastClick for more information about the Daughters of the American Revolution!CLICK HERE to visit our YouTube (video) version of this podcastTo support the goals and mission of the DAR, please visit our web site at DAR.org/GivingIn This Episode:Recap of Year Two Events in the Wright administration! LINKS:DAR Library Genealogy Lecture Series! https://www.dar.org/library/services/online-library-lecturesDAR Registrar General's Forum and “News You Can Use” videos, along with Genie Clips: https://www.dar.org/members/applications-supplementals/webinars-videos-and-blogsDAR Announces the new Marion Anderson Legacy Scholarship! Link to video of announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IijoPEqttQc&ab_channel=DaughtersoftheAmericanRevolutionNationalHeadquartersMAR-COM Award given to the American Spirit Magazine! What is MAR-COM? https://marcomawards.com/#about-marcomCommemoration Pin for the Boston and also the Edenton Tea Party! Order yours here!https://shop.dar.org/boston-edenton-tea-parties/Edenton Tea Party (Edenton Resolves) Patriot Profile story on the DAR Today Podcast: https://youtu.be/_peuAfssqpQ?si=LHcOUL9D7IIKPcF4Wright Administration's Roman Holiday https://blog.dar.org/welcome-romeDAR Marker Project Index: https://services.dar.org/members/DAR_Research/search_markers/?Action=UserGuidePost about the 80th Anniversary of the Normandy Invasion by Chaplain General Virginia Linglebach: https://blog.dar.org/recapping-special-commemoration-80th-d-day-anniversary-normandy  All music is copyright free and provided by Epidemic Sound with the exception of "Challenge Accepted", Copyright 2024 CreatiVets, under exclusive license to Big Machine Label Group, LLC#nsdar #America #USA #UnitedStates #patriotism #education #preservation  For more information about the Daughters of the American Revolution, please visit DAR.orgTo support the goals and mission of the DAR, please visit our web site at DAR.org/GivingAll music free of copyright and provided through Epidemic Sound! Check out this amazing source for music at https://share.epidemicsound.com/xr2blv

Welcome to the Financial Freedom & Wealth Trailblazers Podcast! In this episode, we'll  dive into the world of commodities—what they are, and why they can be a game-changer for your financial strategy. Dr. Fred Rouse is a U.S. Coast Guard Search & Rescue veteran with 40-years in financial services, the last 28 years as a Certified Financial Planner before retiring. A National multiple Award recipient, International and 9 time Best-Selling Author having co-authored with Jack Canfield of “Chicken Soup for the Soul” fame, International businessman and speaker Brian Tracey “Cracking the Code to Success,” Dick Vitale  "Dickie V", an American basketball sportscaster "Never Give Up," and Lisa Nichols International transformational speaker "Rise Up." And he's the author of the upcoming book “The Time Is Now: Faster Financial Independence Without Risking a Dollar In The Stock Market”. He is the nation's leading authority on Short Window Retirement Planning. This proprietary Cash-Machine System was developed, designed, tested, and re-tested over 10 years for the unique needs of people wanting Faster Financial Independence and the option to enjoy their retirement in the next 3-5 years without risking a dollar in the stock market. Dr. Rouse is also a Producer with Abundance Studios and DNA Films that have created the documentaries, "CreatiVets," "Tactical Empathy," "It's Happening Right Here," "Iron Cowboy," "HERO," "Dreamer," and more. He has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, FORBES, Newsweek, USA Today, and Inc. Magazine as well as other print media across the country. He splits his time between his home in Pennsylvania and his bay front property in Rehoboth Beach Delaware with his Wife Dr. Teri and their dog Gus-Gus while working with a select number of Students while he runs his small Short Window Retirement Planning program helping others to control their life and money for faster financial independence giving them the option to enjoy their retirement sooner without needing to “work” for the money. Connect with Dr Fred here:  https://www.facebook.com/RealMoneyDoctor/ https://drfredrouse.com/ Grab the freebie here: https://drfredrouse.com/iconic =================================== If you enjoyed this episode, remember to hit the like button and subscribe. Then share this episode with your friends. Thanks for watching the Financial Freedom & Wealth Trailblazers Podcast. This podcast is part of the Digital Trailblazer family of podcasts. To learn more about Digital Trailblazer and what we do to help entrepreneurs, go to DigitalTrailblazer.com. Are you a coach, consultant, expert, or online course creator? Then we'd love to invite you to our FREE Facebook Group where you can learn the best strategies to land more high-ticket clients and customers.  Request to join here:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/profitablecoursecreators QUICK LINKS:  APPLY TO BE FEATURED: https://app.digitaltrailblazer.com/podcast-guest-application GET MORE CLIENTS: https://app.digitaltrailblazer.com/client-acquisition-accelerator-pdf DIGITAL TRAILBLAZER: https://digitaltrailblazer.com/ JOIN OUR FREE FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/profitablecoursecreators

Fortunate Son – Creedence Clearwater Revival Out Among the Stars – Johnny Cash Honky Tonk Hall Of Fame (feat. Chris Stapleton) – George Strait Best of All Possible Worlds – Kris Kristofferson This Ole Boy – Craig Morgan Tear It Up – Tyler Toliver The Dollar – Jamey Johnson Mine Again – Zach Bryan Western Gold – Gethen Jenkins Unbroken (feat. Dan Couch) – CreatiVets

Dance Talk” ® with Joanne Carey and special guest, Román Baca In this episode of Dance Talk, host Joanne Carey chats with Román Baca, artistic director of Exit 12 Dance Company, who shares his unique journey from being a ballet dancer to serving in the United States Marine Corps and then returning to the world of dance. The conversation explores the intersection of dance and military experiences, the healing power of art for veterans, and the mission of Exit 12 to tell stories that challenge perceptions of military life. Román discusses the importance of community engagement and the transformative impact of dance on both performers and audiences and his continued commitment to helping veterans heal.  Thank you for you service. Semper Fidelis. He has choreographed dance works that explore the military veteran experience and the impact of war on civilians and families. He leads workshops and lectures to aid veterans' recovery and inspire critical conversations about military service through the power of dance.  Mr. Baca graduated from St. Mary's College of California with a BA, cum laude, in the Performing Arts and was awarded a Fulbright to the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London, UK where he completed his MFA with Merit in Choreography.  Mr. Baca's practice-based research produced his thesis titled Choreographing Soldier's Stories to Provoke Empathy in Audiences winning major awards.  He has also served as a Junior Research Scientist and data manager for several military research studies. Mr. Baca has worked with the Soldiers' Arts Academy C.I.C and also served on the leadership team that delivered the first UK Veterans Art Festival alongside the 2019 UK Invictus Trials in Sheffield, UK.  He has also served as a panelist reviewing awards for Creative Forces: NEA Military Healing Arts Network, US-UK Fulbright candidates, and has served as a panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts Dance Panel 2020. Mr. Baca is a 2024 Fellow with the George W. Bush Institute's Stand-To Veteran Leadership Program and has served as a fellow with Veterans in Global Leadership, The Mission Continues, and Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. Román Baca is the Artistic Director of Exit12 Dance Company and a PhD Candidate investigating the military human through the arts at York St. John University in the UK.  Román Baca is also the Deputy Project Manager for Bravo 22, a Royal British Legion Funded Recovery Through the Arts Programme and the Project Manager for an arts and recovery pilot project with the Ministry of Defense.  Working through the arts with the military Mr. Baca has developed major partnerships and projects with world-class institutions including the Intrepid Museum, The British Museum, the Ministry of Defense, CreatiVets, The Metropolitan Museum of Art among others. Mr. Baca is a classically trained ballet dancer and choreographer. He has danced in the US for the New Mexico Ballet Company, Connecticut Ballet, the Nutmeg Ballet, Ballet Theatre Company. He has served as movement director for several off-Broadway plays and has taught ballet in London and NYC at Pineapple, Alvin Ailey, Peridance, City Academy, and the United Nations.  In 2001 he took a hiatus from dance and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, serving as a machine-gunner and fire-team leader in Fallujah, Iraq during the US-led Iraq War. After the war, Mr. Baca returned to dance and co-founded Exit12 Dance Company, which tells war stories, choreographically, to increase cross-cultural understanding and heal divisions. Exit 12 Dance Company⁠https://exit12danceco.org/⁠ Follow “Dance Talk” ® with Joanne Carey wherever you listen to your podcasts.  ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dancetalkwithjoannecarey.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tune in. Follow. Like us. And Share.  Please leave us review about our podcast!  “Dance Talk” ® with Joanne Carey  "Where the Dance World Connects, the Conversations Inspire, and Where We Are Keeping Them Real."

Get ready to be inspired (and possibly cry). Richard Casper, co-founder of Creativets, shares his journey from combat Marine to champion of the arts. A wounded veteran — Richard's Humvee was blown up four times in Iraq and he watched his dear friend die — Richard credits art and songwriting with saving his life. To help other veterans heal as he did, Richard co-founded Creativets, an organization that uses art and music to help wounded veterans heal from Post Traumatic Stress and brain injuries. For his work, Richard was named one of Time Magazine's Next Generation Leaders and a CNN Hero, among many other accolades. And his creativity expands beyond his nonprofit. He's also an entrepreneur, most recently creating an app called We Should Write Some Time, which connects songwriters around the world. This is a powerful episode about how art not only heals but also saves lives -- repurposing devastating memories as good ones and remapping our experiences. Takeaways:Dream big and stick with your dream, no matter how hard it gets because you have no idea the impact you'll eventually makeAsk for what you want — the worst thing that can happen is they will say noArt is an option for everyoneResources: Follow Creativets @creativetsFollow Richard @veteranartFollow the songwriting app, We Should Write Sometime @weshouldwritesometime Find out more about Creativets and donate! School of the Art Institute of ChicagoThe Intrepid CenterMark IrwinAmerican Warrior PartnershipCamp ResilienceBig Machine Label Group

Richard is a Marine veteran who was subject to 4 IED explosions and concussions in Iraq, his best friend being killed next to him, a traumatic brain injury, and post traumatic stress. He came home dealing with a lot and the arts ultimately saved his life. Richard felt called to bring this secret weapon of healing to his fellow veterans and this year alone his nonprofit CreatiVets will serve over 800 veterans!Follow Clay & Buck on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/clayandbuckSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Richard is a Marine veteran who was subject to 4 IED explosions and concussions in Iraq, his best friend being killed next to him, a traumatic brain injury, and post traumatic stress. He came home dealing with a lot and the arts ultimately saved his life. Richard felt called to bring this secret weapon of healing to his fellow veterans and this year alone his nonprofit CreatiVets will serve over 800 veterans!Follow Clay & Buck on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/clayandbuckSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Richard is a Marine veteran who was subject to 4 IED explosions and concussions in Iraq, his best friend being killed next to him, a traumatic brain injury, and post traumatic stress. He came home dealing with a lot and the arts ultimately saved his life. Richard felt called to bring this secret weapon of healing to his fellow veterans and this year alone his nonprofit CreatiVets will serve over 800 veterans!Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premiumSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Richard is a Marine veteran who was subject to 4 IED explosions and concussions in Iraq, his best friend being killed next to him, a traumatic brain injury, and post traumatic stress. He came home dealing with a lot and the arts ultimately saved his life. Richard felt called to bring this secret weapon of healing to his fellow veterans and this year alone his nonprofit CreatiVets will serve over 800 veterans!Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premiumSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Back with another episode of Stay Ready The Podcast, Matt sits down with CJ Solar. CJ is a country music singer/songwriter from Baton Rouge, LA. He is most known for co-writing the #1 smash hit "Up Down" for Morgan Wallen. He also has writing credits for another #1 song, "Some Girls" by Jameson Rogers. Throughout his career he written songs for the likes of Jason Aldean, Jerrod Neimann, Justin Moore and many others. As a performer, he's went on tour with Lynard Skynard, .38 Special, Gary Allan, Chris Janson and Han Williams Jr. Listen in as Matt and CJ discuss his other loves besides music  including his love for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu which he has received a blue belt in. They also discuss how he got into music and how is parents were both avid musicians but due to their careers they did not get to play much in their spare time. They touch on his band that her formed with his brothers and played local coffee shops, his charity work with CreatiVets, the songwriting journey, having those number one songs, his musical influences and so much more on the latest episode of Stay Ready The Podcast. 

  CreatiVets' goal is to offer opportunities for relief and healing for the men and women who have sacrificed so much for our country.  Our purpose is to use various forms of art, including songwriting, visual arts, music, and creative writing, to help disabled veterans cope with service-related trauma (i.e., post-traumatic stress, or PTS) by fostering self-expression […] The post The Revel Experience CreatiVets Joins Us appeared first on Military Broadcast Radio.

The Bald Headed Country Boys are coming back at you with some classic stories about how gullible Papa T is, their shout out from Jesse's interview with the NRA & catching up on life and all things CreatiVets after the wedding. Be sure to like, comment and share! See y'all next month.

You won't want to miss this interview where Tommy and I talk about country music, songwriting, and performing! Tommy has written a #1 hit for Montgomery Gentry as well as written for Blake Shelton, Chris Young, Trisha Yearwood, Randy Travis, Old Dominion, Warren Zeiders....just to name a few. In 2021, Tommy signed a record deal with Sony Publishing/Droptine. His debut album is on its way to 2M streams & views! Tommy shares his passion for CreatiVets where he writes songs to help empower wounded veterans to heal through music. He's written with over 150 veterans nationwide. Tommy is performing at his HOMETOWN ALBUM RELEASE PARTY on Saturday, October 21st @ 6:00pm at the Hathaway Hall in Godfrey, IL. Be sure to get your tickets before they sell out! You can learn more about Tommy Karlas at www.tommykarlasmusic.com @tommykarlasmusic

Non-profit organization CreatiVets helps veterans struggling with post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injuries by teaming them with songwriters to share what are sometimes their most guarded experiences and emotions. Meetings Today got to experience the concept of this musical magic firsthand when it brought in CreatiVets to facilitate the writing of songs about meeting and event planning at its Meetings Today LIVE! South event in Nashville as part of a CSR program. In this Meetings Today Podcast, Vice President & Chief Content Director Tyler Davidson discusses the mission of CreatiVets with Brett Gillan, its program director. Discover how you can help this amazing organization help our veterans through its unique form of music therapy.

In this special July 4 edition, we introduce you to amazing songwriter Brian Davis. Brian grew up in North Carolina and has been around music since a very young age. He would hang out in the honky-tonks with his father and grandfather tuning their guitars or doing anything he could to help them just so he could be around the music. He got his first publishing deal in Nashville from the iconic Harland Howard and has written hits for acts like Jason Aldean, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice and more. In this episode we are going to dive into the stories behind all of this including the huge hit he wrote with Lee Brice and Billy Montana called "Memory I Don't Mess With." BD is also a huge supporter of the military, so this was a perfect guest for today. We have both worked with a great non-profit for years called Creativets who's mission is to empower wounded veterans to heal through arts and music. Brian will donate his time to sit down with vets, hear their story and turn that into a beautiful song. We loved this episode and hope you do too! Please make sure you hit that like/subscribe/follow button and share this podcast with your friends to help us keep going! We really appreciate it! Show Liner Notes: Brian's Instagram: @BrianDavisLive Brian's Website: BrianDavisLive.com Brian's music on iTunes And follow us, Stories Behind the Songs, here: SBTSongs Instagram: @SBTSongs SBTSongs TikTok: @SBTSongs SBTSongs YouTube: @SBTSongs Chris Blair's Instagram: @ChrisBlairMusic Chris Blair's Website: ChrisBlair.com #SBTSongs And a huge thank you to our United States military branches for everything you do. Thank you for keeping us free and safe! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sbtsongs/support

This week I am talking with Richard Casper of CreatiVets in Nashville, TN. Richard is a military veteran that suffered a brain injury in the war and has since found healing through music. He co-founded the non-profit CreatiVets to help other veterans write songs with hit songwriters that help them communicate their thoughts and feelings to start the healing process. Richard also co-founded the songwriting app We Should Write Sometime that allows writers from all over to connect with other songwriters.  We are discussing learning to write music to cope with trauma, starting multiple music related companies, changing the way music is accessible and how your anxieties and depression have to be outweighed by your excitement when writing. Sponsors: Edenbrooke Productions - We offer consulting services and are offering listeners a 1-hour introductory special. To request more info on consulting services, email Marty at contact@johnmartinkeith.com.  In this episode we discuss: *Being in the military and guarding the President. *Losing friends in combat and suffering a brain injury. *Taking art and creative writing in college to help with the brain injury. *Learning to write music to cope. *Connecting with Nashville writers at a songwriter's round in Chicago. *Meeting and writing with songwriter Mark Irwin and how that began the healing process. *Bringing vets to Nashville to write with pro writers who can help them communicate their thoughts and feelings to help the start healing. *Bring in people around you to be successful. *Starting the non-profit CreatiVets. *CreatiVets helps wounded veterans heal through arts and music. *The importance of networking with people in the industry. *Creating a partnership with Big Machine Records to release music. *Starting We Should Write Sometime app. *Changing the way music is accessible. *We Should Write Your Song - custom songs for people. *weshouldwritesometime.com *How writers can write for We Should Write Sometime or We Should Write Your Song. *CreatiVets' goal is trying to end veteran suicide. *Your anxieties and depression have to be outweighed by your excitement. *www.creativets.org *You need to be in a music town to do this professionally. *Have one person who will champion you. *https://creativets.org/ BIO: RICHARD CASPER | Co-Founder & Executive Director Richard co-founded CreatiVets and currently serves as the CreatiVets organization's executive director.  Richard served four years as an infantryman in the United States Marine Corps, with a combat deployment in Fallujah, Iraq.  During his deployment, he was hit by four IEDs in just four short months, causing him to suffer from a traumatic brain injury.  Upon returning home, Richard found it hard to adjust and suffered from PTS until he discovered the healing power of music and art.  After experiencing firsthand the impact music and art had on his own recovery, Richard co-founded CreatiVets to help other veterans who are suffering. CreatiVets' goal is to offer opportunities for relief and healing for the men and women who have sacrificed so much for our country.  Our purpose is to use various forms of art, including songwriting, visual arts, music, and creative writing, to help disabled veterans cope with service-related trauma (i.e., post-traumatic stress, or PTS) by fostering self-expression in a way that allows them to transform their stories of trauma and struggle into an art form that can inspire and motivate continued healing. Through compassion, we are helping veterans live again. Veterans suffering from PTS re-experience traumatic events years and even decades later, reliving the helplessness, fear, and horror associated with their traumatic event. Such strong, negative reactions often lead to anxiety, sadness, anger, depression, guilt, shame, irritability, behavior changes, and thoughts of suicide. These feelings can cause the individual to avoid environments that trigger reminders of the trauma, resulting in isolation and withdrawal from society and often leading to marital problems, difficulty in parenting, job instability, drug and alcohol abuse, violence, and even suicide. CreatiVets has served veterans from 49 states!   According to the Department of Defense, one in five veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are diagnosed with PTS – over 300,000 veterans by the end of 2012. The social and economic costs of PTS are immense, and a study posted by the Military Times in 2015 found that the veteran suicide rate in the United States is 20 suicides per day and 14 of those don't seek help from the VA. Veterans now account for 20% of suicides in the United States. Creative art forms like those offered by the CreatiVets' programs have shown tremendous effectiveness in reducing PTS symptoms, reducing the severity of depression that often accompanies PTS, and improving the quality of life for veterans and their family members. Over the last two decades, researchers and clinicians have found the relief and healing provided by expressive writing, music and art is possible because these forms of expression do not necessitate exposure to the facts of the trauma, and also allow the individual to avoid the stigma of receiving mental health treatment. In modeling the CreatiVets programming, we have structured our sessions in a way that allows the participating veterans to express their thoughts and feelings without having to verbalize or directly confront the trauma. Our artistic outlets focus on creating an environment in which the veteran feels safe, providing an expressive medium that does not threaten that feeling of safety and helping veterans live again in turn.

This week I'm talking with Adam Taylor, president of APM Music. APM is the world's leading creative music house and production music library. With placements in network tv, Netflix and Disney +  to tons of blockbuster films, it's no wonder APM is at the forefront of the sync and music production library world. Crazy thing about Adam, he has no musical bones in his body, yet he runs the largest music production library in the world! We are discussing how someone with no musical background can become the leader of music related company, the key to the music library business and what APM looks for when hiring new staff members. Sponsors: Edenbrooke Productions - We offer consulting services and are offering listeners a 1-hour introductory special. To request more info on consulting services, email Marty at contact@johnmartinkeith.com.  In this episode we discuss: *Leading a music company with no music background. *Going beyond the job description. *The mission of APM. *Understanding what people are looking for. *wanting artists and composers who have their own style. *Having your own voice. *What APM looks for in new writers and producers. *Representing 3rd party libraries. *Success is based on the quality of music. *Indie artist centric. *Genres that are not used often in sync. *The more popular the music style, the shorter the shelf life may be. *Exclusive vs. non-exclusive representation. *The key to the music library business. *How APM pays artists and songwriters. *Come prepared. *Understand how you might want to fit into a company. *What APM looks for when hiring new staff members. *Be open to new ideas and ways of thinking. *www.apmmusic.com *https://form.apmmusic.com/composer-submission/   BIO: For over two decades, Adam Taylor has been helping intellectual property companies, organizations and individuals manage and extract value from their copyrights, trademarks and patents. As president of APM, Adam continues to reinforce the company's standing as an innovative creative house and production music library with one of the most diverse collections of original music for every type of media.  Prior to taking the helm at APM, Adam was president of Taylor/Fox Enterprises, where he partnered with doctors, scientists and inventors to direct market and deliver their unique, patent-protected inventions to consumers. Before that, as founding partner of Goldman/Taylor Entertainment, he developed numerous properties including the television series "Confessions of Crime" for Lifetime Network, and the PBS series "Joseph Campbell - Mythos" hosted by Academy Award® winner Susan Sarandon in partnership with the Joseph Campbell Foundation.  Adam began his career at Caswell-Massey, the oldest chemists and perfumers in the U.S. established in 1752, where he served a ten-year post as president and CEO.  Adam currently serves on the Board of Advisors for the Santa Monica College Academy of Entertainment and Technology, the Board of Directors for CreatiVets, a not-for-profit that uses music and the arts to help veterans heal, the advisory board of the Zelikow School of Jewish Non-Profit Management and the advisory board of Creative Community for Peace.

On Wednesday's show: Residents have several opportunities this week to weigh in on proposed plans to expand a section of I-45 -- but not the stretch you're thinking of. While there's been plenty of opposition to a plan to expand a section closer to downtown, we learn about some opposition to potential changes to a stretch of I-45 between Beltway 8 and Loop 336 in Conroe. Also this hour: From fundraising in the mayor's race, to Congress and the debt ceiling, to Inauguration Day in Austin, this is an especially busy time in politics. We walk through a number of recent developments in this week's political roundup. Then, rivalries can be pervasive in some Houstonians' lives -- in sports, in business, at home among family. Do they help or hurt…or is it a little bit of both? We ask an area psychologist and a local sociologist to weigh in (and hope they won't be too competitive about it). And CreatiVets is an area organization using art education to help veterans with PTSD to heal through art. It's been running a ceramics workshop at The Glassell School of Art at MFAH, which ends with a final exhibition Wednesday.

6ers, art therapy has long been studied to have the potential to assist anyone as a form of rehabilitation. The inner struggles that are often difficult to convey are, for some, more easily expressed in the form of art if you're willing to be vulnerable and trust the process. This week, Tony Nash is joined by Richard Casper, a retired US Marine Corp, and the co-founder and Executive Director of CreatiVets. After surviving 4 IED blasts and overcoming PTSD using art as therapy, Richard is passionate about helping veterans with PTSD as well as creating and publishing music by veterans. He was listed as Time Magazine's Next Generation Leader in 2017. You'll discover that while combat-related trauma is often difficult to express in words alone, art therapy offers a different approach. Creative therapy can lead and the people around you to have a better understanding of traumatic events, so you no longer have to suffer alone in silence. You can give yourself the opportunity to lead a great life. As a result, you'll understand that to move forward with joy and build that quality of life you deserve, you need to bridge your painful memories and truly understand and communicate your experience, sometimes in a creative way, so you can relieve yourself of the mental and emotional baggage while still honoring the memory of it all. ----- 01:13 - How Creativets began and started gaining a foothold 02:10 - Richard learns about his brain injury and the loss of ability to learn new skills 04:16 - How art school taught him to understand structures in songwriting 05:26 - A small act of bravery at a bar that changed the course of his life 07:30 - Understanding the healing process behind writing music and how it can help other veterans 10:38 - How Richard deals with traumatic stories and integrating it with the creative process as a therapy 12:13 - How their programs can repurpose memory 14:49 - Getting the trauma out of your body while honoring the memory of the real heroes 15:52 - Transitioning your war brain into an artist brain 16:27 - The impact that Creativet has created and the response from veterans 17:48 - A tragic incident with Richard's sister led to writing the song, This Is Your Sign 20:16 - Seeking new ways to tell a story ----- Here is how to connect with Richard Casper: Instagram LinkedIn Twitter YouTube TikTok ----- Connect with Got Your Six podcast: Website Instagram Discord LinkedIn Twitter TikTok ----- Connect with Tony Nash: Website LinkedIn Instagram Twitter

6ers, art therapy has long been studied to have the potential to assist anyone as a form of rehabilitation. The inner struggles that are often difficult to convey are, for some, more easily expressed in the form of art if you're willing to be vulnerable and trust the process. This week, Tony Nash is joined by Richard Casper, a retired US Marine Corp, and the co-founder and Executive Director of CreatiVets. After surviving 4 IED blasts and overcoming PTSD using art as therapy, Richard is passionate about helping veterans with PTSD as well as creating and publishing music by veterans. He was listed as Time Magazine's Next Generation Leader in 2017. You'll discover that while combat-related trauma is often difficult to express in words alone, art therapy offers a different approach. Creative therapy can lead and the people around you to have a better understanding of traumatic events, so you no longer have to suffer alone in silence. You can give yourself the opportunity to lead a great life. As a result, you'll understand that to move forward with joy and build that quality of life you deserve, you need to bridge your painful memories and truly understand and communicate your experience, sometimes in a creative way, so you can relieve yourself of the mental and emotional baggage while still honoring the memory of it all. ----- 01:13 - How Creativets began and started gaining a foothold 02:10 - Richard learns about his brain injury and the loss of ability to learn new skills 04:16 - How art school taught him to understand structures in songwriting 05:26 - A small act of bravery at a bar that changed the course of his life 07:30 - Understanding the healing process behind writing music and how it can help other veterans 10:38 - How Richard deals with traumatic stories and integrating it with the creative process as a therapy 12:13 - How their programs can repurpose memory 14:49 - Getting the trauma out of your body while honoring the memory of the real heroes 15:52 - Transitioning your war brain into an artist brain 16:27 - The impact that Creativet has created and the response from veterans 17:48 - A tragic incident with Richard's sister led to writing the song, This Is Your Sign 20:16 - Seeking new ways to tell a story ----- Here is how to connect with Richard Casper: Instagram LinkedIn Twitter YouTube TikTok ----- Connect with Got Your Six podcast: Website Instagram Discord LinkedIn Twitter TikTok ----- Connect with Tony Nash: Website LinkedIn Instagram Twitter

Turning the experience, pain and trauma of being a U.S. Marine who was blown up by IEDs four times in four months of combat in Fallujah, Iraq, into a beacon of hope and healing through arts and music programs for US Military veterans dealing with post traumatic stress is an incredibly inspiring journey Richard Casper, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the nonprofit organization Creativets shares. You're going to love Richard's story of building an amazing organization to shine a light in some dark places for people who we all owe so much. This podcast was brought to you by JC Charity & Events services. If you're interested in how I may be able to help bolster your efforts or help your team achieve its goals, I'd love to have a conversation with you. You can find me at www.makingourworldbetter.com. To learn more about creativets and how you can support its awesome work, visit www.creativets.org, find them on Instagram or stream creativevets music Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/creativets/934641060) Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5IvR5LShfLCBvBMt2KPaBc

About Today's GuestRichard Casper is a United States Marine Veteran, Purple Heart recipient, Artist, and Entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and Executive Director of CreatiVets, a non-profit that provides art, music, and writing programs for wounded veterans with post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injuries.Richard was named a CNN Hero in 2022 and named TIME magazine's Next Generation Leaders in 2017. He is the feature of TIME's documentary Evidence of Things Unseen, and recognized by President George W. Bush and The Bush Institute for his passion and work helping combat veterans. He was one of thirty-three scholars chosen to be in President Bush's inaugural Stand-To Veteran Leadership Program.Richard served in the USMC from 2003-2007. During the first portion of his enlistment, Casper served as Presidential guard at Camp David. Later in 2006-2007 during his tour in Iraq, Richard survived four IED blasts which left him with a left-traumatic brain injury and witnessed the death of his friend which caused his post traumatic stress. After nearly giving up, he discovered art and song-writing as therapeutic forms of expression, and went on to attend and graduate from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. From his experiences, he later created art and songwriting programs for CreatiVets to help other combat wounded veterans heal.Richard has taught art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Virginia Commonwealth University, Belmont University, and the University of Southern California. He is a keynote speaker, songwriter, and entrepreneur. He resides in Nashville TN with his wife Ashley and son BarretLinks Mentioned In This EpisodeCreatiVets Web SiteCreatiVets on InstagramRose On Your Stone by CreatiVetsPsychArmor Resource of the WeekThe PsychArmor Resource of the Week is the PsychArmor course Traumatic Brain Injury. TBI is considered a signature wound of the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, and its prevalence in military service members and Veterans makes it an important topic to review for those who support veterans. You can find a link to the resource here: https://learn.psycharmor.org/courses/Traumatic-Brain-Injury This Episode Sponsored By: This episode is sponsored by PsychArmor, the premier education and learning ecosystem specializing in military culture content. PsychArmor offers an online e-learning laboratory with custom training options for organizations.Contact Us and Join Us on Social Media Email PsychArmorPsychArmor on TwitterPsychArmor on FacebookPsychArmor on YouTubePsychArmor on LinkedInPsychArmor on InstagramTheme MusicOur theme music Don't Kill the Messenger was written and performed by Navy Veteran Jerry Maniscalco, in cooperation with Operation Encore, a non profit committed to supporting singer/songwriter and musicians across the military and Veteran communities.Producer and Host Duane France is a retired Army Noncommissioned Officer, combat veteran, and clinical mental health counselor for service members, veterans, and their families.  You can find more about the work that he is doing at www.veteranmentalhealth.com  

We welcome the frontman of the rock group, Staind, now turned one of the most influential and sometimes polarizing forces in country music, Aaron Lewis, to Celebrity Salute! Randy and Aaron talk about his long-running musical career, switching genres, and his motivations as an artist. Aaron shares his thoughts on the men and women that wear the uniform of the U.S. Armed Forces, his work with the CreatiVets collaborative, and much more in this great interview.

Rep. Jason Smith has been the U.S. representative for Missouri's 8th congressional district since 2013. He will discuss the Inflation Reduction Act and how it will IMPACT Americans. Pro-life activist, Ryan Bomberger, is back on the Huckabee show to discuss the path FORWARD after the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade. Magician Craig Karges is an award-winning entertainer, a nationally recognized speaker, and an author. Don't miss his MAGICAL performance. Veteran and Purple Heart recipient, Richard Casper, OPENS UP about his organization CreatiVets. His mission is to EMPOWER wounded veterans to heal through the arts and music. Tommy Roe wrote most of the hit songs for which he is best known, such as "Dizzy" and "Sheila." He joins the Huckabee show to discuss his career, memoir, and to PERFORM his hit song "Dizzy." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You do not want to miss this one. including what is listed in the title, we talk donut sticks, flying, piano lessons in Minnie Pearl's dressing room, Papa T on the Tuba, meeting Ricky Skaggs, snow cream and more! Make sure you subscribe, download and share the podcast. Thank you for listening.

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"There are certainties in life, one of which is, there will be trials and inconsistencies. Learning how we respond to the unexpected, to the steep valleys of life is what can help us establish our growth.” - Luke Pell 6ers, this episode is about how you can overcome life's inconsistencies with resilience and quiet confidence that teaches you leadership values which you can implement towards yourself and your organization. This week, Tony Nash is joined by Luke Pell, a former US Army Officer turned country singer and songwriter turned commercial real estate investor. During the pandemic he learned how to finally make the bold decision and fully transition to something he has always thought of doing but had second thoughts about. Today, Luke is the owner of https://www.linkedin.com/company/black-tie-moving-services-llc/ (Black Tie Moving Services) and the Director of Real Estate Development for https://www.linkedin.com/company/commercial-plus-llc/ (Commercial Plus.) You're going to learn about the value of being resilient despite how much inconsistencies life throws at you, and how managing relationships at all levels and being in the arena itself, getting vulnerable and experiencing failures can enrich your relational capacity which helps you move forward towards your goals. In the end, you will learn that in life's inconsistencies is where we all learn to take root and grow. Having the ability to be resilient, vulnerable, and decisive are core keys to the process of your personal growth and success. ----- https://www.craiggroeschel.com/books/winning-the-war-in-your-mind (Winning The War In Your Mind), a book by Craig Groeschel https://creativets.org/ (CreatiVets) https://www.timtebowfoundation.org/ (Tim Tebow Foundation) https://operationlightshine.org/ (Operation Light Shine) ----- 01:00 - Life-long lessons gained from West Point 02:22 - Overcoming life's inconsistencies 04:47 - Tackling that initial barrier when choosing a new career path 06:26 - Peer leadership and upward leadership how to manage relationships at all levels 08:15 - Leadership exercised in quiet confidence 12:11 - Failing spectacularly and how it can lead to growth 15:10 - The joy of building and growing self determination 16:06 - What Luke does in giving back to the community ----- Here is how to connect with Luke: https://www.instagram.com/luke__pell/ (Instagram) https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-pell-6209623a/details/experience/ (LinkedIn)  https://twitter.com/lukepell (Twitter)  https://open.spotify.com/artist/4a7Lph9rg3M7YU0sbGay0e?si=m5Om3LyiRKOatb_14mzWJA (Spotify) ----- Connect with Got Your Six podcast: https://www.thetonynash.com/podcast (Website) https://www.instagram.com/gotyour6pod/ (Instagram) https://discord.gg/KPPzmevp (Discord) https://www.linkedin.com/company/gotyour6pod/ (LinkedIn) https://twitter.com/gotyour6pod (Twitter) https://www.tiktok.com/@gotyour6pod? (TikTok) ----- Connect with Tony: https://www.thetonynash.com/ (Website) https://www.linkedin.com/in/the-tony-nash/ (LinkedIn) https://www.instagram.com/thetonynash/ (Instagram) https://twitter.com/theTonyNash (Twitter)

"There are certainties in life, one of which is, there will be trials and inconsistencies. Learning how we respond to the unexpected, to the steep valleys of life is what can help us establish our growth.” - Luke Pell 6ers, this episode is about how you can overcome life's inconsistencies with resilience and quiet confidence that teaches you leadership values which you can implement towards yourself and your organization. This week, Tony Nash is joined by Luke Pell, a former US Army Officer turned country singer and songwriter turned commercial real estate investor. During the pandemic he learned how to finally make the bold decision and fully transition to something he has always thought of doing but had second thoughts about. Today, Luke is the owner of https://www.linkedin.com/company/black-tie-moving-services-llc/ (Black Tie Moving Services) and the Director of Real Estate Development for https://www.linkedin.com/company/commercial-plus-llc/ (Commercial Plus.) You're going to learn about the value of being resilient despite how much inconsistencies life throws at you, and how managing relationships at all levels and being in the arena itself, getting vulnerable and experiencing failures can enrich your relational capacity which helps you move forward towards your goals. In the end, you will learn that in life's inconsistencies is where we all learn to take root and grow. Having the ability to be resilient, vulnerable, and decisive are core keys to the process of your personal growth and success. ----- https://www.craiggroeschel.com/books/winning-the-war-in-your-mind (Winning The War In Your Mind), a book by Craig Groeschel https://creativets.org/ (CreatiVets) https://www.timtebowfoundation.org/ (Tim Tebow Foundation) https://operationlightshine.org/ (Operation Light Shine) ----- 01:00 - Life-long lessons gained from West Point 02:22 - Overcoming life's inconsistencies 04:47 - Tackling that initial barrier when choosing a new career path 06:26 - Peer leadership and upward leadership how to manage relationships at all levels 08:15 - Leadership exercised in quiet confidence 12:11 - Failing spectacularly and how it can lead to growth 15:10 - The joy of building and growing self determination 16:06 - What Luke does in giving back to the community ----- Here is how to connect with Luke: https://www.instagram.com/luke__pell/ (Instagram) https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-pell-6209623a/details/experience/ (LinkedIn)  https://twitter.com/lukepell (Twitter)  https://open.spotify.com/artist/4a7Lph9rg3M7YU0sbGay0e?si=m5Om3LyiRKOatb_14mzWJA (Spotify) ----- Connect with Got Your Six podcast: https://www.thetonynash.com/podcast (Website) https://www.instagram.com/gotyour6pod/ (Instagram) https://discord.gg/KPPzmevp (Discord) https://www.linkedin.com/company/gotyour6pod/ (LinkedIn) https://twitter.com/gotyour6pod (Twitter) https://www.tiktok.com/@gotyour6pod? (TikTok) ----- Connect with Tony: https://www.thetonynash.com/ (Website) https://www.linkedin.com/in/the-tony-nash/ (LinkedIn) https://www.instagram.com/thetonynash/ (Instagram) https://twitter.com/theTonyNash (Twitter)

Richard Casper is a United States Marine Veteran, Purple Heart recipient, Artist, and Entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and Executive Director of CreatiVets, a non-profit that provides art, music, and writing programs for combat veterans with post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injuries. He is also the co founder of two music companies, Casparr and We Should Write Sometime. Richard was named one of TIME magazines Next Generation Leaders, is the feature of TIME's documentary Evidence of Things Unseen, and recognized by President George W. Bush and The Bush Institute for his passion and work helping combat veterans. He was one of thirty-three scholars chosen to be in Presidents Bush's Stand-To Veteran Leadership Program. Richard served in the USMC from 2003-2007. During the first portion of his enlistment, Casper served as Presidential guard at Camp David. Later in 2006-2007 during his tour in Iraq, Richard survived four IED blasts which left him with a left-traumatic brain injury and witness the death of his friend which caused his post traumatic stress. After nearly giving up, he discovered art and song-writing as therapeutic forms of expression, and went on to attend and graduate from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. From his experiences, he later created art and songwriting programs for CreatiVets to help other combat wounded veterans heal. Today, Richard has taught art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Virginia Commonwealth University, and the University of Southern California. He is a keynote speaker, songwriter, and entrepreneur. He resides in Nashville TN with his wife Ashley and son Barrett. https://creativets.org/ Connect w/ Jovica: LI: linkedin.com/jdjurdjevic Tw: @TheJovPost IG: @asap_jovi Music Credit: Title: Clean Break Artist: Density & Time

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On today's Breitbart News Daily podcast, Creativets - an organization that heals military veterans with music. Richard Casper is the co-founder and executive director who shares with Alex how negative memories can turn positive through songwriting (creativets.org). Then, Univ. of Southern California Professor James Moore joins Alex after making national news because of his steadfast refusal to take down a Blue Lives Matter flag outside his office door in the face of an unrelenting cancel culture we find ourselves in today. 

Join Robert Child for a conversation with Richard Casper. He is the cofounder of an organization that helps wounded veterans release their trauma and pain through music and art called Creativets. Casper, a wounded combat Marine himself, suffered traumatic brain injuries after four separate IED incidents in Iraq. Find out more about the Nashville-based nonprofit at creativets.org Watch the video podcast of this episode on Youtube at this link https://youtu.be/DsaxDE9tI6k --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/robert-child/support

Tune into a very special episode we have today with Richard Casper, co-founder & executive director of CreatiVets! Richard is a USMC veteran who has used his personal experiences from combat, injury & recovery to help others. Listen to learn how discovering the healing power of music & art helped him create therapeutic programs to reach other veterans who are suffering. Visit website for more information: https://creativets.org/about/

From Homer’s Odysseus to Wilfred Owen, the idea of a warrior poet has captured our attention for generations. For a man or woman to go from the brutality of combat to the vulnerable expression of creating art may seem odd or unnatural, but for many of us, whether it be making something with our hands or writing how we feel in words, self expression and vulnerability are a necessary part of healing our minds after war and injury. Richard Casper is a Marine Corps veteran, Proud American, and founder of CreatiVets, a Nashville based program that brings veterans opportunities to find healing through artistic exercises such as sculpting, painting and even songwriting with some of music’s biggest names.

Richard co-founded CreatiVets and currently serves as the CreatiVets organization's executive director. Richard served four years as an infantryman in the United States Marine Corps, with a combat deployment in Fallujah, Iraq. During his deployment, he was hit by four IEDs in just four short months, causing him to suffer from a traumatic brain injury. Upon returning home, Richard found it hard to adjust and suffered from PTS until he discovered the healing power of music and art. After experiencing firsthand the impact music and art had on his own recovery, Richard co-founded CreatiVets to help other veterans who are suffering.

Anna Clark is a Nashville based musician and philanthropist. As her “day-job” she works as a vinyl mastering engineer at Welcome to 1979 Industries, where she has been able to work on over 200 projects for bands such as Beck, Iggy Azalea, Lisa Loeb and even a live to vinyl Old Crow Medicine Show album. In 2011, Anna founded 501(c)(3) organization Guitars 4 Gifts, which has given over 1,000 youth access to their first musical instrument thanks to national partnerships with El Sistema USA, CreatiVets, Krutz Strings, Alfred Music Publishers, and the D'Addario Foundation. Guitars 4 Gifts has been featured in stories by SixDegrees.org, The Women's International Music Network, Real People by Rudy Kalis on WSMV (Nashville's NBC Affiliate), and Nashville by Nicole on Lightning 100. In 2016, Anna was invited to perform an original song live on Lightning 100, Nashville's premier independent radio station. She is a lifelong singer/songwriter and is currently recording her first album of original electronic rock music. This album is expected out late 2021. In 2016, Anna got a Certificate in Music Business from Berklee College of Music and is currently continuing her education in music business with plans to graduate from Belmont University in 2022. When not working on one of her passion projects, Anna loves to spend time with her dogs or attend concerts with her friends and family. To connect with Anna, visit her website, www.annaclarkmusic.com or Instagram @annaclarkmusic.

Jeff Coplan is a #1 songwriter (Angel Eyes by Love and Theft), the producer and bass session player for CreatiVets studio sessions as well as the lead guitarist for country rock band, Blackjack Billy. We discuss the magic that is created in Nashville studio sessions as well as Jeff's experience writing "Until It Feels Like Home" with veteran Jesse Schertz that has been released TODAY!!! - IG: jeffcoplan

It’s Episode 30!!! And what better way to celebrate than to welcome Richard Casper, founder of CreatiVets. Richards story of perseverance will amaze you, and is the driving force behind the success of his organization. CreatiVets fosters self-expression and helps tell the story of disabled veterans through songwriting and the arts. Whether in their studio in Nashville, or at the Art Institute in Chicago, CreatiVets is offering opportunities for relief and healing for the men and women who have sacrificed so much for our country. Richards’s goal is to transform the veteran's stories of trauma and struggle into an art form that can inspire and motivate continued healing. Get out your best pair of headphones and turn up the volume and enjoy this week’s interview. For more information about CreatiVets, visit their website at CreatiVets.org.

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CreatiVets songwriting alumni, Greg Pihs, discusses his upbringing, life in the Marines and adapting back to civilian life. - https://gregpihs.com/

Jason Myers is a professional photographer who currently resides in Nashville, TN. He has an extensive portfolio from athletes such as Muhammad Ali and Mariano Rivera to political figures like Barack Obama to country music stars like Jason Aldean. He has also photographed a number of our CreatiVets veterans. Listen to how he left his "sure thing" career for an unknown career in photography.https://www.jasonmyersphoto.com/

Richard Casper is a United States Marine Veteran, Purple Heart recipient, Artist, and Entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and Executive Director of CreatiVets, a non-profit that provides art, music, and writing programs for wounded veterans with post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injuries. Richard was named one of TIME magazine’s ​Next Generation Leaders,​ is the feature of TIME’s documentary​ ​Evidence of Things Unseen,​ ​and recognized by President George W. Bush and The Bush Institute for his passion and work helping combat veterans. He was one of the thirty-three scholars chosen to be in President Bush’s Stand-To Veteran Leadership Program.Richard served in the USMC from 2003-2007. During the first portion of his enlistment, Casper served as Presidential guard at Camp David. Later in 2006-2007 during his tour in Iraq, Richard survived four IED blasts which left him with a left-traumatic brain injury and witnessed the death of his friend which caused his post-traumatic stress. After nearly giving up, he discovered art and song-writing as therapeutic forms of expression and went on to attend and graduate from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. From his experiences, he later created art and songwriting programs for CreatiVets to help other combat wounded veterans heal. Richard has taught art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Virginia Commonwealth University, and the University of Southern California. He is a keynote speaker, songwriter, and entrepreneur. He resides in Nashville TN with his wife Ashley and son Barrett.Resources:Visit CreatiVets Website Read about CreatiVets in ForbesLearn more about CreatiVets partnership with AmazonFollow CreatiVets on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter

Richard Casper, USMC and co-founder of CreatiVets, talks about his experience going to war , its lingering effects after coming home and how that led to his discovery of the healing powers of art and music.

Richard Casper, USMC and co-founder of CreatiVets, talks about his experience going to war , its lingering effects after coming home and how that led to his discovery of the healing powers of art and music.

Program host Chris Meek is honored to speak with Second Lady of the United States Karen Pence on this special presentation of “Next Steps Forward.” In her role as Second Lady, Mrs. Pence has elevated art therapy as a mental health profession and has raised awareness about the role it can play in treating military members and veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Mrs. Pence will discuss in-depth her passion for art and advocacy for art therapy, the work she is doing on behalf of preventing veteran suicide as Lead Ambassador of the Presidents Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End a National Tragedy of Suicide (PREVENTS) task force, as well as how she uses her platform as one to promote the power of healing. Mrs. Pence's enthusiasm for those things she is passionate about and her willingness to share her passions with others to better their lives will leave listeners inspired.

Program host Chris Meek is honored to speak with Second Lady of the United States Karen Pence on this special presentation of “Next Steps Forward.” In her role as Second Lady, Mrs. Pence has elevated art therapy as a mental health profession and has raised awareness about the role it can play in treating military members and veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Mrs. Pence will discuss in-depth her passion for art and advocacy for art therapy, the work she is doing on behalf of preventing veteran suicide as Lead Ambassador of the Presidents Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End a National Tragedy of Suicide (PREVENTS) task force, as well as how she uses her platform as one to promote the power of healing. Mrs. Pence's enthusiasm for those things she is passionate about and her willingness to share her passions with others to better their lives will leave listeners inspired.

Richard Casper, Co-Founder and Executive Director of CreatiVets, who shares the personal story of what led him to start the nonprofit organization that provides disabled veterans with the opportunity to use art therapy, music, and creative writing to address the psychological and emotional needs that arise from combat-related trauma. During the interview, Casper discusses the transformative process and programs, how you can now listen to their songs by veterans anywhere you stream your music, including asking Alexa to "play music by veterans." Casper also talks about their new location in Nashville and how they are building a sense of community for veterans to make an even greater difference. Learn more: Website:         https://creativets.org/Facebook:    https://www.facebook.com/creativeterans Instagram:     https://www.instagram.com/creativets/ Twitter:          https://twitter.com/creativets1 

Program host Chris Meek is honored to speak with Second Lady of the United States Karen Pence on this special presentation of “Next Steps Forward.” In her role as Second Lady, Mrs. Pence has elevated art therapy as a mental health profession and has raised awareness about the role it can play in treating military members and veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Mrs. Pence will discuss in-depth her passion for art and advocacy for art therapy, the work she is doing on behalf of preventing veteran suicide as Lead Ambassador of the Presidents Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End a National Tragedy of Suicide (PREVENTS) task force, as well as how she uses her platform as one to promote the power of healing. Mrs. Pence's enthusiasm for those things she is passionate about and her willingness to share her passions with others to better their lives will leave listeners inspired.

Program host Chris Meek is honored to speak with Second Lady of the United States Karen Pence on this special presentation of “Next Steps Forward.” In her role as Second Lady, Mrs. Pence has elevated art therapy as a mental health profession and has raised awareness about the role it can play in treating military members and veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Mrs. Pence will discuss in-depth her passion for art and advocacy for art therapy, the work she is doing on behalf of preventing veteran suicide as Lead Ambassador of the Presidents Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End a National Tragedy of Suicide (PREVENTS) task force, as well as how she uses her platform as one to promote the power of healing. Mrs. Pence's enthusiasm for those things she is passionate about and her willingness to share her passions with others to better their lives will leave listeners inspired.

Richard Casper, Co-Founder and Executive Director of CreatiVets, who shares his personal story of sustaining a traumatic brain injury and losing his best friend while serving in combat as a U.S. Marine, the power of art in healing and how that lead to starting the organization, and how the organization is now using art and music to help veterans around our nation share their story and heal, as well. During the conversation, Casper highlights their new 11-track album, Veteran Songs, which has been released by Big Machine Records. Amazon Music listeners can access the album by saying, "Alexa, play music by veterans.CreatiVets is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation whose mission is to provide combat veterans struggling with post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury with opportunities to use art, music, and creative writing to heal their unseen wounds or war.The CreatiVets songwriting program pairs veterans with accomplished songwriters and music artists to allow them the opportunity to creatively express their story through a song.  The songs are written to capture the veteran's personal story so that it is their voice talking about their experiences, but in a way that captures certain universal experiences that others can understand and often relate to.CreatiVets is now LIVE!! We will be streaming art and music content from guitar classes to songwriting classes to sculpting, painting and drawing. We will be inviting some of the world's best artists, CreatiVets staff, and even Grammy award-winning songwriters to host and teach these classes!! CreatiVets Veteran Songs - Listen Now!Learn more:Website:                 https://creativets.org/Facebook:             https://www.facebook.com/creativeteransInstagram:             https://www.instagram.com/creativets/Twitter:                    https://twitter.com/creativets1

TIME magazines Next Generation Leader, Co-founder of CreatiVets .The CreatiVets songwriting program pairs veterans with accomplished songwriters and music artists to allow them the opportunity to creatively express their story through a song. The veteran travels to Nashville, Tennessee, where he or she is met by a veteran that has gone through the program and can help make the veteran comfortable with the experience, and then participates in a songwriting session to write a song that is recorded and made available for the veteran to share with family and friends. Through the songwriting sessions, veterans are provided with an opportunity to tell their stories in a different way, and they take something from the program that they can keep forever.The songs are written to capture the veteran’s personal story so that it is their voice talking about their experiences, but in a way that captures certain universal experiences that others can understand and often relate to. Following the experience, the veterans not only have their own song to listen to or play whenever they want, but they also have a new strategy for helping themselves cope with anxiety and depression. Many participating veterans have taken it upon themselves to learn how to play the guitar after they return from the songwriting program, and they continue to write songs on their own, which furthers the healing process.

Marine veteran Richard Casper’s life fell apart when he returned home with combat wounds from his service in Iraq. After nearly giving up, he discovered art and song-writing as therapeutic forms of expression, and he now uses these mediums to help other veterans heal. Richard says of songwriting: “I found out how to tell my story without actually telling my story.” Links and notes related to this episode can be found at https://mpetersonmusic.com/podcast/episode43   Facebook Page Instagram LinkedIn Twitter

Charlie Worsham and Richard Casper join Coffee, Country & Cody on March 9, 2020 recorded at the WSM Studios. Charlie stopped by to preview his upcoming show at the Station Inn, and share about the great work of CreatiVets within the veteran community! Get more info at creativets.org/!

Marine Richard Casper battles post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury. When he returned home from Iraq he got in touch with his creative side as a way to begin healing. Today, he is the co-founder Creativets where helps veterans with their transition. We also couldn't let Richard leave without singing for us.  Learn more about the Bush Institute's Stand-To Veteran Leadership Program, which develops the skills of those who serve our nation's veterans and helping increase their impact. Learn how the George W. Bush Institute is ensuring post-9/11 veterans and their families make successful transitions to civilian life.

Richard Casper is a United States Marine and veteran and current executive director of Creativets (www.creativets.org), a Nashville-based non profit using the arts to work for veterans suffering from post traumatic stress. In this podcast conversation, Richard and I talk about his decision to become a Marine, what it's like to lose a fellow Marine in combat, the struggles of returning home and how he specifically used art and music to gain a sense of purpose with his life.

After serving four years as an infantryman in the United States Marine Corp, including a combat deployment in Iraq where he was hit by four IEDs in four months causing a traumatic brain injury, Richard Casper returned home suffering from post-traumatic stress. That is, until he discovered the healing power of music and art. After experiencing first-hand the profound impact they had on his own healing, Richard co-founded CreatiVets in 2013 to help other veterans. CreatiVets' art programs foster self-expression in a way that allows veterans to transform their stories of trauma and struggle into an art form that can inspire and motivate continued healing. In this episode, Branden and Richard talk about the important work he and CreatiVets are doing to help those who sacrifice everything for our freedom soundsgoodpodcast.com/richard ——— Sponsor: Visit SchmidtsNaturals.com today and use our special code: GOOD to get free shipping and help support this podcast.

Special Edition: Luke Pell Tell All Conversation By now you've likely read Reality Steve's article (https://goo.gl/JPs1Ez) and watched "The Almost Bachelor, Our Untold Story" (https://youtu.be/CKizRErV9hI). Headlines are accusing Luke Pell of reportedly planning out his Bachelor journey (telling multiple women they'd be his final rose). They're calling him a liar, womanizer and master manipulator. We connected with Luke to get his side of the story while addressing all of these claims and a whole lot more. Help us support an amazing non-profit, CreatiVets, whose mission is to provide disabled veterans with the opportunity to use art, music and creative writing to address the psychological and emotional needs that arise from service-related trauma. The link to donate and learn more is: http://www.creativets.org/donate Follow us on social media @eandgpodcast @geoffkeith & @iangulbransen Email us questions & feedback @ eandgpodcast@gmail.com Save 15% on your Bachelor Wines order when using promo code “EANDG” (which applies to everything except the “Six Pack”), thanks to our friends at: http://bachelorwines.com Finally, be sure to use promo code "EANDG" for 20%-off all merchandise, thanks to our awesome sponsors: www.ClothingByOWL.com & www.PuppiesMakeMeHappy.com 

Special Edition: Round 2 w/ Luke Pell If you're a fan of The Bachelor, you need to hear this interview with Bachelor Nation favorite Luke Pell. We had a chance to discuss his feelings on Nick Viall, the attack of his character by host Chris Harrison, whether he'd like to participate in Bachelor in Paradise (who would you take in a Chad vs. Luke fist fight?), his songwriting process, near-death experience and so much more! @tammy_cardinal @jessmoliv @jsimmons1030 @jknelly5 @lukepellsangels thanks for your questions. Thanks for your support :) #Episode50     Luke is working with an amazing non-profit, CreatiVets, whose mission is to provide disabled veterans with the opportunity to use art, music and creative writing to address the psychological and emotional needs that arise from service-related trauma. The link to donate and learn more is: http://www.creativets.org/donate Please make sure to follow Luke on Instagram @luke__pell & Snapchat @lucaspell Join our Bachelor Fantasy League @ https://goo.gl/bII6mR Email us questions @ eandgpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on social media @eandgpodcast @geoffkeith & @iangulbransen Save 15% on your Bachelor Wines order when using promo code “EANDG” (which applies to everything except the “Six Pack”), thanks to our friends at: http://bachelorwines.com Finally, be sure to use promo code "EANDG" for 20%-off all merchandise, thanks to our awesome sponsors: www.ClothingByOWL.com & www.PuppiesMakeMeHappy.com 

Special Edition: Interview w/ Luke Pell Fan-favorite Luke Pell, from JoJo Fletcher's season of The Bachelorette, joined the pod during his layover in Atlanta and we were able to cover a ton of ground. By now everyone has heard that ABC pulled the rug out from under Luke just hours before he was going to fly to Los Angeles and be announced as the next bachelor. What you haven't yet heard is his reaction to not only this, but also Chris Harrison calling his character and sincerity into question. During our conversation with Luke we spent time chatting about his experience on The Bachelorette, whether he regrets not using the words "I love you" with JoJo, if he felt the show portrayed him as being too serious and much, much more. Luke is working with an amazing non-profit, CreatiVets, whose mission is to provide disabled veterans with the opportunity to use art, music and creative writing to address the psychological and emotional needs that arise from service-related trauma. The link to donate and learn more is: http://www.creativets.org/donate Please make sure to follow Luke on Instagram & Twitter @Luke__Pell Follow us on social media @geoffkeith & @iangulbransen Finally, be sure to use promo code "EANDG" for 20%-off all merchandise, thanks to our awesome sponsors: www.ClothingByOWL.com & www.PuppiesMakeMeHappy.com 

Originally from Burnet, Texas Luke Pell graduated from West Point in 2007. He served as an Army officer overseas for 5 years before he became a very popular 2016 Bachelorette Alum. Now living in Nashville, Tennessee, the war veteran has partnered with the non profit CreatiVets which helps combat veterans dealing with PTSD by pairing them with professional songwriters to help write their story through song.  Co founder Richard Casper answers questions from Luke, and our facebook live listeners, in what CreatiVets purpose and mission is and how you can help.  Luke answers a few personal questions as well! You don't want to miss this episode. "In my 15 years living in Nashville, I have been fortunate to watch a lot of friends like Kip Moore, Brett Eldredge, Florida Georgia Line, A Thousand Horses, Michael Ray and more, start their journeys with a back pack and a dream and end up being a huge success in country music. Yet the most frustrating part about being a friend and a fan to not just artist, but writers like Corey Crowder, Justin Weaver, Rick Huckaby, Westin Davis and many more, has been hearing amazing songs that will never leave the Nashville city limits."Nashville Hits Collecting Dust" is a casual, entertaining hangout with friends telling stories, giving valuable advice, and playing great songs that otherwise would still be sitting in a database.My guest are pure entrepreneurs that are living out their dream of being artist and full time songwriters."Keep up with all episodes by following me on all social media's @donaldsjenkins and Fb: "Nashville Hits Collecting Dust" 

Richard Casper, Co founder of Creativets, a non profit that pairs veterans with PTSD with hit song writers to help write their story through song, and Kalsey Kulyk come and share how they co wrote (also with Blake Chaffin) their song "Red Wine & You""In my 15 years living in Nashville, I have been fortunate to watch a lot of friends like Kip Moore, Brett Eldredge, Florida Georgia Line, A Thousand Horses, Michael Ray and more, start their journeys with a back pack and a dream and end up being a huge success in country music. Yet the most frustrating part about being a friend and a fan to not just artist, but writers like Corey Crowder, Justin Weaver, Rick Huckaby, Westin Davis and many more, has been hearing amazing songs that will never leave the Nashville city limits."Nashville Hits Collecting Dust" is a casual, entertaining hangout with friends telling stories, giving valuable advice, and playing great songs that otherwise would still be sitting in a database.My guest are pure entrepreneurs that are living out their dream of being artist and full time songwriters."

"In my 15 years living in Nashville, I have been fortunate to watch a lot of friends start their journeys with a back pack and a dream and end up being a huge success in country music. Yet the most frustrating part about being a friend and a fan to writers has been hearing amazing songs that will never leave the Nashville city limits."Nashville Hits Collecting Dust" is a casual, entertaining hangout with friends telling stories, giving valuable advice, and playing great songs that otherwise would still be sitting in a database."Richard Casper is the Co Founder of Creativets as well as a pure entrepreneur that is living out his dream of being a songwriter"

Richard Casper wanted to do something to assist other veterans transitioning from service to civilian life, so he founded Creativets. With the help of professional singer/songwriters, Richard uses music and arts as a means of therapy for veterans. Creativets takes veterans to Nashville, where they share their war time experience with talented musicians, who help them tell their story through song.